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Home My WebLink About2022 2-15 FC Agenda.docx1_JT.pdf FIRE COMMISSION ALFREDO GARCES JR., COMMISSIONER LINDA IWAMOTO, COMMISSIONER ALFRED LEVINTHOL, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL MARTINEZ, COMMISSIONER RODNEY YAMA, COMMISSIONER CHAD PACHECO , CHAIR JEN CHAHANOVICH, VICE CHAIR On November 29, 2021, Governor David Y. Ige issued an Emergency Proclamation, which continued the suspension of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 92, relating to Public Agency Meetings and Records (also known as the Sunshine Law) as it pertained to the COVID-19 Response. HRS Chapter 92 was suspended to the extent necessary to enable boards to conduct business in-person or through remote technology without any board members or members of the public physically present in the same location. In addition, on December 29, 2021, Governor Ige issued a proclamation suspending HRS 92-3.7 to suspend the requirement to have at least one meeting location that is open to the public. Meetings of the Fire Commission will be conducted as follows until further notice: • Meetings will be publicly noticed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92. • In-person meetings will be closed to the public to be consistent with social distancing practices. • Fire Commissioners, Department and/or Boards and Commission Staff, parties to agenda items, and resource individuals may appear via the Microsoft Teams remote technology. • If any major and insurmountable technical difficulties are encountered during the meetings, the Fire Commission will continue all matters and reconvene at the next scheduled Fire Commission Meeting. • Minutes of meetings will be completed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92 and posted to the Fire Commission’s website upon completion and approval. Public Comments and Testimony: • Written testimony: The Fire Commission will accept written testimony for any agenda item herein. Written testimony indicating your 1) name, and if applicable, you position/title and organization you are representing, 2) the agenda item that you are providing comment on, and 3) contact information (telephone number and email address), may be submitted to mromo@kauai.gov or mailed to the Fire Commission, c/o Office of Boards and Commission, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 300, Lihue, Hawaii 96766. Written testimony received by the Fire Commission at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will be distributed to all Fire Commissioners prior to the meeting. Any testimony received after this time and up to the start of the meeting will be summarized by the Clerk of the Commission during the meeting and added to the record thereafter. Any late testimony received will be distributed to the to the members after the meeting is concluded. • Oral testimony will be taken during the public testimony portion of the meeting via Microsoft Teams remote technology platform. o Anyone interested in providing oral testimony must register at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by emailing mromo@kauai.gov or calling (808) 241-4920. Any request to register shall include your 1) name, and if applicable, your position/title and organization you are representing, and 2) the agenda item that you are providing comment on, and 3) contact information (telephone number and email address). o It shall be the responsibility of the testifier to join the meeting through the Microsoft Teams link provided on the posted agenda to provide their testimony. In addition, it shall be the responsibility of the testifier to ensure that the Microsoft Teams software is downloaded and operational prior to the meeting. o The testifier’s audio and video shall be disabled until it is your turn to testify. o Individuals who have not registered to provide testimony will be given an opportunity to speak on an agenda item following the registered speakers. o If there are temporary technical glitches during your turn to testify, we may have to move on to the next person due to time constraints; we appreciate your understanding. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IF YOU NEED AN AUXILIARY AID/SERVICE, OTHER ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, OR AN INTERPRETER FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSONS PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT (808) 241-4917 OR ASEGRETI@KAUAI.GOV AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REQUESTS MADE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WILL ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME TO FULFILL YOUR REQUEST. UPON REQUEST, THIS NOTICE IS AVAILABLE IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS SUCH AS LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE, OR ELECTRONIC COPY. PAGE 2 Fire COMMISSION – February 15, 2022 REGULAR MONTHLY TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Tuesday, February 15, 2022 2:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter Microsoft Teams VIDEO Click on the URL below or type the URL into your computer or smart phone: https://bit.ly/335WjU0 Microsoft Teams AUDIO Phone: 1-469-848-0234, Conference ID: 452 126 182# This meeting is via Microsoft Teams conferencing only. Members of the public are invited to join this meeting by using the link above or calling the number above with the conference ID information. You may testify during the video conference or submit written testimony in advance of the meeting via e-mail or mail. To avoid excessive noise/feedback, please mute your microphone except to testify. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA CHAIR’S ANNOUNCEMENT Next Scheduled Teleconference Meeting: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022 PUBLIC TESTIMONY APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 18, 2022, Open Session Meeting CHIEF’S MONTHLY BUREAU REPORTS AND PERTINENT UPDATES a) Internal & External Partnerships/Covid 19 & Resource Updates b) Administrative Bureau/Budget Update & Fire Operations c) Fire Prevention & Training d) Ocean Safety e) Goals and Objectives f) Kauai Fire Department’s five (5) Year Strategic Plan update g) Quarterly update on the progress made regarding the Utilization Study due March 2022 BUSINESS KFC 2022-2 Discussion and decision-making on Fire Chief Steve Goble goals and objectives for fiscal year July 1 ,2022 – June 30, 2023. PAGE 3 Fire COMMISSION – February 15, 2022 NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED TO PUBLIC) Pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, (“H.R.S.”) §92-7(a), the Commission may, when deemed necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda item without written public notice if the Executive Session was not anticipated in advance. Any such Executive Ses sion shall be held pursuant to H.R.S. §92-4 and shall be limited to those items described in H.R.S. §92-5(a). ADJOURNMENT cc: Deputy County Attorney Jenna Tatsey Fire Chief Steven Goble